Diderot (The Philosophes: Thinkers of the Enlightenment)

https://www.tomrichey.net/enlightenment.html

This segment on my lecture on the philosophes focuses on Denis Diderot, co-editor of the first Encyclopedia in addition to being an author, poet, and prankster in his own right. In addition to discussing the significance of Diderot's Encyclopedia, I look at some of Diderot's poetry and explain some of the context behind one of his most famous books, The Nun.

The entire lecture is available on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfzs_X6OQBOznlWfKoL84BT5CML_RRomY

Видео Diderot (The Philosophes: Thinkers of the Enlightenment) канала Tom Richey